Usually when we’re told this it is unreservedly a good thing. It is said with excitement and relief. Every once in a while though someone is a bit unhappy. Our chicken IS different from what you’ll get from a grocery store. Because the birds move around to graze, and have pretty generous pen to roam… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Real Food
Which cut is what? …Learning meat cut terms
I was looking at a recipe the other day that called for a “blade steak”. What? I know my way around a cow pretty well and I had no idea what that was. That got me thinking about the queries we often get at the farmer’s market for a particular cut. If a customer is… Continue Reading
A Chicken in Every (Crock)Pot
This past Sunday at the Logan square farmers market I spoke to a number of people about cooking chicken in a crock pot. It was on my mind, because I had one on the counter at home that day. I often feel that cooking chicken is a rather big project, not one that I’m up… Continue Reading